Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
  • Species : Caesalpinia pulcherrima
  • Basionym : Poinciana pulcherrima L.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.
  • Common name : Peacock flower, Barbados pride, Peacock Cassia, Dwarf Poinciana
  • Vernacular name : Gulutora, Guletura (Hin.); Rathna gandhi, Meese hoovu (Kan.); Mayil konnay (Tam.); Paniditangedu, Ratnagandhi, Karpuramaddi (Tel.)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : Tropical America
  • Comments : Cultivated in gardens and also planted along roadsides near piligrimage places on hills. Rarely runs wild on hills.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Cultivated in tropics
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Caesalpinia pulcherrima. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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